EXHIBIT 23.1



















                                                                  Exhibit 23.1


                      Consent of Independent Accountants
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     We  consent  to  the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the  registration
statement  of  Individual,  Inc.  on Form S-3 of our report dated February 15,
1997,  on  our  audits of the consolidated financial statements of Individual,
Inc.  as  of  December  31, 1996 and 1995 and for the years ended December 31,
1996,  1995  and 1994, which report is included in the Annual
Report  on Form 10-K of Individual, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1996.
We  also  consent  to  the  reference to our firm under the caption "Experts."



                              /s/  Coopers  &  Lybrand  L.L.P.
     COOPERS  &  LYBRAND  L.L.P.

Boston,  Massachusetts
September  10,  1997